Early Interv Psychiatry. 2025 Aug;19(8):e70074. doi: 10.1111/eip.70074.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: School climate may influence psychotic-like experiences (PLEs). The study aimed to explore the association between school climate and PLEs among adolescents and to investigate whether resilience mediates this association.
METHODS: A total of 11 860 Chinese junior high school students were involved in a two-wave longitudinal study. The baseline survey (time 1, T1) was conducted from 21 April to 12 May 2021, and the follow-up survey (time 2, T2) was carried out between December 17 and 26, 2021. At T1, adolescents completed questionnaires assessing their school climate, resilience, and sociodemographic characteristics. PLEs were evaluated at both T1 and T2.
RESULTS: The prevalence of PLEs in adolescents was 15.8% at T1 and 13.2% at T2. The correlation analyses indicated that school climate (T1) was positively correlated with resilience (T1) and negatively correlated with PLEs (T1 and T2). After controlling for confounding variables, the final model showed that the impact of school climate on PLEs at T1 (indirect effect = -0.09, 95% CI = -0.22, -0.20) and T2 (indirect effect = -0.01, 95% CI = -0.06, -0.02) was mediated by resilience.
CONCLUSIONS: These findings offer new insights into the mechanisms linking school climate and PLEs, highlighting the importance of resilience in the effective prevention and intervention of PLEs among adolescents.
PMID:40754864 | DOI:10.1111/eip.70074
